Flight Design Boxtair

{{Short description|German paraglider}}

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| designer=Michaël Hartmann and Stefan Müller

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The Flight Design Boxtair is a German single-place paraglider that was designed by Michaël Hartmann and Stefan Müller and produced by Flight Design of Landsberied. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 16. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}

Design and development

The Boxtair was designed as a beginner glider. Test flying was carried out by factory test pilot Richard Bergmann. The models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres/relative size.

Variants

;Boxtair S

:Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its {{convert|11.4|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wingspan has a wing area of {{convert|25.5|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, 44 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.1:1. The pilot weight range is {{convert|65|to|85|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The glider model is DHV 1 certified.

;Boxtair M

:Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its {{convert|12.1|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wingspan has 44 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.1:1. The pilot weight range is {{convert|80|to|100|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The glider model is DHV 1 certified.

;Boxtair L

:Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its {{convert|12.9|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} wingspan has a wing area of {{convert|31.5|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, 44 cells and the aspect ratio is 5.1:1. The pilot weight range is {{convert|95|to|120|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. The glider model is DHV 1 certified.

Specifications (Boxtair L)

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References

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Boxtair

Category:Paragliders